Mr. Churchill announced to the House of Commons on February 26th that it had been decided to amalgamate the Ministries of Transport and of Civil Aviation.
In doing so he reminded the House that it was the policy of Her Majesty's Government to make such changes in the organization of departments as would simplify administration and reduce costs.
There were cries of "Hear, hear" when the Prime Minister related these remarks to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He said that the change had been under consideration for some time, and the way to it had been paved by the appointment of the same Minister (Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd) to the two departments. There would continue to be two parliamentary Secretaries, one dealing with transport matters, and one (Mr. J. D. Profumo) with civil aviation. The new ministry would be known as the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.
Source: Flight International
